Clothes-drier.



H. WVLAMP.

CLOTHES DBIER.

APrLIoATIoN FILED MAB. a1, 190s.

UNITED STATES HENRY W. LAMP, OF MADISON, WISCONSIN.

CLOTIES-DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Application filed March 31, 1908. Serial No. 424,408.

To all whom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, I-IENRr IV. LAMP, a citizen of the United States, residing at Madison, in the county of Dane and State of l/Visconsin, have invented a new and use- :t'ul Clothes-Driel', of which the following a specification.

This invention relates to clothes driers, and has for its object to provide a new and improved clothes drier which is adapted to be used where room is to be economized, as, for example, in connection with piazzas in flats and tenement houses, or to be placed against the walls of buildings or other suitable out of doors support.

To this end the invention consists of a clothes drier provided with extensible snpporting members adapted to carry a number of clothes lines or other clothes supporting means.

Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure l is a plan view showing a clothes drier constructed in accordance with this invention, with the extensible members broken away. F 2 is a side view of the device shown in Fig. l: Fig. 3 is a detail view of a portion of the clothes drier showing one of the extensible supporting members folded up.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

To a wall or other suitable support are secured two brackets l which may be arranged at. the opposite sides of a window. Each bracket comprises a base plate 2 having a pair ot horizontal arms 3 disposed near the lower end otl the base and an upper arm 4 arranged near the top of the base.

The brackets are preferably formed of cast metal and the outer ends ot' the arms 3 arc bored for the reception of a pair of blocks S of steel or brass, and these are arranged to receive the end portions of the hub of a worm wheel 7 said hub being provided with a centrally disposed threaded opening. Intel-meshing with each worm wheel is a worm t). the worms being mounted on a shaft l0 that is mounted in bearings formed in arms 1l projecting from the base, and at one end of the shaft is a handled operating crank l2.

The threaded openings in the worm wheels T receive threaded rods 12 which are raised or lowered in accordance with the direction of rotation ot' the worm wheels. The upper ends of the rods are of rectangular or other noncircular form in cross section and extend through similar shaped openings formed in the upper portions of the stationary arms et.

On each bracket is mounted a series of pivoted levers arranged in the form of lazytongs let one end member l5 being pivoted to the arm 4 the other end member 1G being pivoted to the vertically slidable bar l2 so that as the latter is moved upward the lazytongs will be extended and when removed downward the lazy-tongs will be contracted.

Each of the pivot pins at the intersection of the crossing links that constitute the lazytongs is provided with an inwardly extending lug 17 having an opening for the passage ot' a clothes-line so that the clothes to be dried may be hung on these lines and the lazy-tongs extended in order to project the clothes outward from the wall or other support. The two lazy-tongs are connected to each other and braced by a small cross bar 19.

In order to protect the device a suitable hood 2O is employed. The upper end of the hood is secured to the top of the brackets l. and at its outer end is hinged a flap 2l which may be raised by a line 22 extending over a pair ot' guide sheaves 9.3 and Q5. The guide sheave 23 is carried by an arm 2i projecting from one of the brackets` and when the line is drawn inward for the purpose ot raising the flap to the position shown in Fig. 2 its end may be secured to a suitable hook or cleat 2S secured to one of the brackets.

I claim l. In combination, a pair of spaced supporting brackets, vertically movable rods guided therein. means tor operating said rods, and lazy-tongs having their inner ends connected to the brackets and rods.

Q. In a. clothes drier, a` pair ot supporting brackets, a pair of lazy-tongs, pivot lugs forming the connections between the members of the lazy tongs and serving also for the reception ot' a. clothes-line` and mechanism carried by the brackets for simultaneously actuating' the lazy-tongs.

In a clothes drierl` a pair ot brackets each having a plurality of projecting arms. vertically movable rods guided by said arms and provided with threaded portions, worm wheels having threaded openings for the reception of the threaded portions of the rods, i worms engaging said worm wheels, an operthe lazy-tongs may be extended 0r Contracted, clothes-line attaching ings carried by and forming the pivotal. Vconnections of the lazy-tongs members, and a Cross brace eX- ending between the Said lazy-tongs.

1n testimony that claim the foregoing my own` I have hereto affixed my Signature in the preeenee of two Witnesses.

HENRY YV. LAMP.

Titn eesee t HARRY C. GLINES, R. NI. LAMP. 

